ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to develop a methodology that allows an interaction between theology and economics. A short review shows that there has hardly been any equal conversation between theology and economics in recent times. Therefore the chapter explores van Huyssteen’s postfoundational approach as a methodology for enabling a conversation between theology and economics. The key to a postfoundational interdisciplinary interaction is expressed in the notion of transversal reasoning (TR). TR has facilitated a conversation between theology and science, especially theology and natural sciences. Nevertheless, the point made here is that this approach is appropriate for any interdisciplinary conversation as long as the three guidelines for TR are mutually honoured. Radical uncertainty in climate change is then defined in depth, using work of Hannah Arendt. Drawing on insights obtained from the work of Jonathan Sacks, the author proposes that interaction with economics can lead to a fruitful interpretation of radical uncertainty. The chapter ends by arguing for TR between Jonathan Sacks and the economists Bart Nooteboom, Samuel Bowles, Dan Ariely and John Kay & Mervyn King.
